NAZIR Razak congratulated Dr Mahathir Mohamad on his return to office, even though it meant the end of his brother, Najib Razak’s reign.

The banker took to Instagram to praise the 93-year old and Malaysians for “defying the odds and global trends with this peaceful transition of power in line with the will of the people”.

“As I have argued ad nauseam, Malaysia needs major recalibration, but all attempts under the old order failed due to structural rigidities and vested interest,” he said.

Now you can, Nazir told the new prime minister.

Nazir said even at the height of tensions with Najib and Umno, Dr Mahathir had always praised their father, Abdul Razak. 

“Both of them share the same determination to nation-build to the best of their ability and limits of personal sacrifices. I wish the new PM and his team every success in building the new Malaysia as envisaged in the PH manifesto.” – May 11, 2018.